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A Catholic homeschooling mum of 6, 3 boys and 3 girls - who is enjoying digging richly into all possiblities of liturgical living in the home.
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Ash Wednesday and the Jesus Tree

Today is Ash Wednesday and we have begun our Lenten journey with receiving the ashes at Mass this morning. It is so lovely that no matter the age, everyone comes up to receive those ashes, my little 6 and 3 year olds come back so proud to have received them!

At home we bring out our purple lenten cloths that I had bought cheaply at a discount fabric store last year. A heavy, purple cloth for the main altar and a beautiful, sheer material to cover our statues. I've placed our lenten books, the main rosary candle and large crucifix outside the sheer cloth. The large candle is placed on a tall candlebra, because the sheer material is a large piece I can tuck it under the candle, to hide the candlebra.

I also covered my St Anne altar.

We dusted off our large Jesus Tree and set it up. We made this a few years ago thanks to the inspiration of Jessica at Shower of Roses. My children are so excited to see this again! So am I.

Here is my 'Ambrose' placing the first symbol for Ash Wednesday...the two turtle doves from the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple...so we begin our journey with these humble turtledoves that represent the humility and poverty of the Holy Family and it will lead us finally to the open tomb at the base of the tree...to the victory of the grave and eternal life.

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Anne that tree is just so wonderful ! I love the sheer purple cloth .the effect is so quiet and calm .soothing and medetative . I hope you are well Ann e. I've got a letter all set to mail out to you ☺